Chap.J .Sed.9 L~aking tmto 'fefiu. Book IV. Part.3. 6if may fay ofChriflians :-vho refemble ClN'i~ , ~hat fo long as they are in the world Chnfl cannot dye; he hves tn them, and be is no otherwife alive in this _neather world, than in the hearts of gracious Chrifl:ians~ that carry the pi~ure. anp refem ~lance of him. Againe, a ltkenelfe to Chnfr tn hts death, wt!l cat1fe _a likenelfe to Cht'ifl: in his glory; if we hav_e been _Planted together 1\om.o. r in the !ik§nej]e ofhu de>~th, f!Je fha/L be alfo tn the bk§nej{e ~f ht-s refurreai~n; as it is betwixt the graft and the fl:ock, the graft feeming dead with the frock it:1 the winter, it revives with it in the fpring; afre.r t~e wint_ers dea_rh it parta~es ?f the fprings refurred:ion. fo 1t ts betw1xt Chnfl: and us, tfwtth Chnfl: we dye to fin, we tball with Chrift be raifed co glory ; being conformed to him in his death , we fhall be alfo in his refurreCl:io-n. Thus let us quicken 'and provoke our fouls to this conformity. 5. Let us pray to God that he will make us conformable to Jefus Chrifr. Is it grace we want ? let us beg of him, that of that fulnelfe that is in Chrifr, we may in our meafure receive grace for grace. Is it patience,or joy in fufferings that we want? let us beg of him, that as he hath promi!ed, he will fend us the comforter that fo we may follow Chrifl: cheerfully from bis crolfe to h~s crown, from earth to heaven. Is it mortification our fouls pant after? this indeed makes us moll: like to Chrift in his fufferings and death ; why then pray we forth)~mortification. -- But : how fhould we pray ! I anfwer , I. Let us plainly acknowledge, and heartily bemoane our felves in Gods bofome for our fins, our abominable fins. 2 . Ler us confelfe our weak-- nelfe, feeblenelfe, and inability in our (elves to fubdue our fine, we have no might, ( may we fay) .rgainfl thu great companJ tht~tt come againft UJ, neither kc,'1ow we what to do, but our eyes (iire upon · ~ Ch1·. 1o:r t< - thee. 3. Let us put up our requefl, begging help from heaven. · lee U> cry to God chat vertue may come out of Chrifls death t~ mortifie our lufl:s, to heal our natures , to fl:anch our bloody if. fues; and that the Spirit may come in to help us in thele works, for by the Spirit d~ w~ mortijit· the deeds of ibe body. 4· Let us Rom.S..rJ. prelfe God with the merits ofChrifi·, and with his promifes 6 through Chrifl, for he hath faid, fin fha!l not have dGminion over R f. us, for we are not underthe Law,but under grace; and Paul ex~ v..~::s:~•· , S ff f perie need
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